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The seven parameters of organizational change

Bertrand, Olivier (1,2); Calamel, Ludivine (3); Gardoni, Mickaël (4); Stal-Le Cardinal, Julie (1,2)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Bertrand, Olivier (1,2); Calamel, Ludivine (3); Gardoni, Mickaël (4); Stal-Le Cardinal, Julie (1,2)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: CentraleSupélec, France; 2: Université Paris Saclay, France; 3: Grenoble Ecole de Management, France; 4: École de technologie supérieure, Canada
Page(s):
153-162
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10374
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
Here we propose seven meta-theoretical parameters of change (7MTPC)—Plannability, Manageability, Stability, Trajectory, Origin, Motor, and Scale—to provide a shared coordinate system for comparing organizational change approaches. Derived from classic and contemporary theories, the 7MTPC make explicit the assumptions about predictability, agency, and causality that underlie them. The framework offers scholars and practitioners a common language to map, contrast, and combine models, towards a systematic and evolutionary understanding of organizational change.
Keywords:
change management, agile management, engineering change, research methodologies and methods, socio-technical systems
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